%0 Journal Article %A Shruti Sonni %A David E. Thaler %T Transient ischemic attack: Omen and opportunity %D 2013 %R 10.3949/ccjm.80a.12141 %J Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine %P 566-576 %V 80 %N 9 %X A transient ischemic attack (TIA) is not a benign event; it is often the precursor of stroke. As such, every TIA deserves to be taken seriously, and patients who present with a TIA should be promptly evaluated and, if appropriate, started on stroke-preventive therapy. %U https://www.ccjm.org/content/ccjom/80/9/566.full.pdf